Rather you cut your teeth on these old skool romance novels or you are just curious and are not even sure you know what a “bodice ripper� is, you are in the right place! We hope that you will feel comfortable to jump in and participate and add to the fun!
Let’s get started�
First thing is first. Before you post in any discussion thread please review the Group Rules/Posting Guidelines. *whew* Now that that is out of the way stop by and introduce yourself. Tell us a bit about yourself and what you love about this genre.
Monthly Group Reads and Challenges Now I am sure if you are here you are looking to read and discuss some books! Every month the group will choose one bodice ripper to read together as a group and here is how it works�
Every month from the 1st to the 12th there will be a nominations thread open for all group member to suggest books they would like to see considered for our monthly group read. Four books will be chosen by the moderator to be put up for a group poll from the 15th of the month to the 25th for members to vote for their pick. In addition to the 4 books from the nominations thread there will also be a 5th choice as a “second chance� option. This will be the book that received the second number of highest votes in the poll from the month before. The book with the highest number of votes will then be announced as our official group read for the following month!
In addition to our monthly group reads we also like to do the occasional challenge around here. Everyone loves a reading challenge! As a group we have a quarterly reading challenge just for fun.
All members are encouraged to actively participate in our monthly group read by making nominations, voting in the group poll and by reading and discussing the book with the group! Stop by the Group Reads and Challenges Folder folder to check it out!
Buddy Reads In addition to the monthly group read feel free to start a thread for a book you would like to read and see who joins you! You may chose books of any genre but keep in mind books that are of the bodice ripper variety will probably receive the most interest. Its kinda our thing! :)
Chatter Looking for a recommendation? Got a question? Reading something amazing that you are just dying to tell someone about? Drop in and share what you are reading, some of your favorite covers, and whatever else is on your mind in the Discussions and Questions Folder.
Games! We have a whole folder dedicated to fun and games! Stop by for some good time wasting fun! :)
Member Reviews and Lists This folder is all about you! Feel free to start a personal thread or two. Keep a running list of books you have read and your reviews and or a running list of books you are planning to read. Feel free to use the Members Reading Lists and Reviews Folder anyway you see fit.
No Book Left Behind! We love old skool romance around here and want to shout it to the world! To many books, especially bodice rippers, are left unreviewd here on GoodReads for some reason or another! Well we just won't stand for it! Something must be done! No Book Left Behind! :) Join the Bodice Ripper Readers Anonymous campaign to review the unreviewed! Come share your recent review of a book previously unreviewed (any genre) so we can thank you for your contributions to the GoodReads community! :)
Other Things To Do Members are more than welcome to add books to our group bookshelf (just add to the “to read� shelf and any of the sub-shelves that apply). FYI books on the group bookshelf should be exclusively bodice rippers.
Feel free to start a discussion thread in any folder you like! (just go to the folder and click on the link that says "new topic") If you are not sure what folder to put it in just pick what seems to be the best fit and a moderator will move if necessary.
The group read nominations and books on the bookshelf should be exclusively bodice rippers. Outside of that all book discussions of any genre are welcome!
If you have any questions post them here or PM one of the mods and we will do my best to answer.
Welcome to the group! Thank you for joining and reading with us!
Rather you cut your teeth on these old skool romance novels or you are just curious and are not even sure you know what a “bodice ripper� is, you are in the right place! We hope that you will feel comfortable to jump in and participate and add to the fun!
Let’s get started�
First thing is first. Before you post in any discussion thread please review the Group Rules/Posting Guidelines. *whew* Now that that is out of the way stop by and introduce yourself. Tell us a bit about yourself and what you love about this genre.
Monthly Group Reads and Challenges
Now I am sure if you are here you are looking to read and discuss some books! Every month the group will choose one bodice ripper to read together as a group and here is how it works�
Every month from the 1st to the 12th there will be a nominations thread open for all group member to suggest books they would like to see considered for our monthly group read. Four books will be chosen by the moderator to be put up for a group poll from the 15th of the month to the 25th for members to vote for their pick. In addition to the 4 books from the nominations thread there will also be a 5th choice as a “second chance� option. This will be the book that received the second number of highest votes in the poll from the month before. The book with the highest number of votes will then be announced as our official group read for the following month!
In addition to our monthly group reads we also like to do the occasional challenge around here. Everyone loves a reading challenge! As a group we have a quarterly reading challenge just for fun.
All members are encouraged to actively participate in our monthly group read by making nominations, voting in the group poll and by reading and discussing the book with the group!
Stop by the Group Reads and Challenges Folder folder to check it out!
Buddy Reads
In addition to the monthly group read feel free to start a thread for a book you would like to read and see who joins you! You may chose books of any genre but keep in mind books that are of the bodice ripper variety will probably receive the most interest. Its kinda our thing! :)
Chatter
Looking for a recommendation? Got a question? Reading something amazing that you are just dying to tell someone about? Drop in and share what you are reading, some of your favorite covers, and whatever else is on your mind in the Discussions and Questions Folder.
Games!
We have a whole folder dedicated to fun and games! Stop by for some good time wasting fun! :)
Member Reviews and Lists
This folder is all about you! Feel free to start a personal thread or two. Keep a running list of books you have read and your reviews and or a running list of books you are planning to read. Feel free to use the Members Reading Lists and Reviews Folder anyway you see fit.
No Book Left Behind!
We love old skool romance around here and want to shout it to the world! To many books, especially bodice rippers, are left unreviewd here on GoodReads for some reason or another! Well we just won't stand for it! Something must be done! No Book Left Behind! :) Join the Bodice Ripper Readers Anonymous campaign to review the unreviewed! Come share your recent review of a book previously unreviewed (any genre) so we can thank you for your contributions to the GoodReads community! :)
Other Things To Do
Members are more than welcome to add books to our group bookshelf (just add to the “to read� shelf and any of the sub-shelves that apply). FYI books on the group bookshelf should be exclusively bodice rippers.
Feel free to start a discussion thread in any folder you like! (just go to the folder and click on the link that says "new topic") If you are not sure what folder to put it in just pick what seems to be the best fit and a moderator will move if necessary.
The group read nominations and books on the bookshelf should be exclusively bodice rippers. Outside of that all book discussions of any genre are welcome!
If you have any questions post them here or PM one of the mods and we will do my best to answer.
Welcome to the group! Thank you for joining and reading with us!
xoxo
Jennefer
(updated 05/22/11)